UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 13, 2010
AMERIGON INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Michigan | 0-21810 | 95-4318554 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 21680 Haggerty Road, Ste. 101, Northville, MI | 48167 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (248) 504-0500
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the follow provisions:
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Section 1-4. Not applicable.
Section 5. Corporate Governance and Management
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
Our Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 13, 2010. At the Annual Meeting, the following individuals were elected as directors, with the following number of votes cast for or withheld from such individuals:
| Votes For | Votes Withheld | |||
| Lon E. Bell, Ph. D. |
16,791,778 | 818,382 | ||
| Francois J. Castaing |
17,042,609 | 567,551 | ||
| Daniel R. Coker |
17,057,090 | 553,070 | ||
| John M. Devine |
17,043,312 | 566,848 | ||
| Maurice E.P. Gunderson |
16,535,980 | 1,074,180 | ||
| Oscar B. Marx, III |
11,178,602 | 6,431,558 | ||
| James J. Paulsen |
16,520,556 | 1,089,604 |
There were 2,503,287 broker non-votes in connection with the election of directors.
In addition, at the Annual Meeting, the Shareholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our registered independent accountants for the year ending December 31, 2010. A total of 20,003,472 votes were cast for this proposal, 17,938 votes were cast against this proposal and 92,037 votes abstained on this proposal. There were no broker non-votes in connection with this proposal.
Sections 6-9. Not applicable.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AMERIGON INCORPORATED | ||
| By: | /s/ BARRY G. STEELE | |
| Barry G. Steele, | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: May 14, 2010